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War Memorial - Eccles, Scottish Borders, Scotland


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James Briggs
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Serjeant
S/11897
abt. 1886, Kelso, Roxburgh
17 April 1918
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2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Meteren Military Cemetery, France
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Briggs,
of Bowmont Forest, Kelso, Roxburghshire,
husband of Elizabeth Hannah Briggs,
of Hollybrae, Birgham, Coldstream, Berwickshire.
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William Cockburn
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Private
40074
abt. 1894
23 July 1918
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7th/8th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Buzancy Military Cemetery, France
Son of Mrs. Margaret Hill,
of Spittal-on-Rule, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire.
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R. Coulter
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Private
200766

19 April 1917

4th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
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John Cowe
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Private
S/6570
18 February 1893
02 May 1917
24
7th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
Arras Memorial, France
Son of John Downie Cowe and
Janet Cowie, nee Rutherford.
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James A. Craig
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Private
201455
19 September 1893, Sprouston, Roxburghshire
31 May 1917
23
1st/4th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Jerusalem Memorial, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Son of Adam Craig,
of Harlaw, Kelso,
and the late Catherine Sked Craig.
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Robert Elliott
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Signaller




Royal Field Artillery

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John Halliday
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Second Lieutenant

abt. 1892
08 May 1918
26
2nd Bn. Yorkshire Regiment
Loos Memorial, France
Son of John and Catherine Halliday,
of Eccles Mains, Kelso, Roxburghshire.
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James Hardie
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Private
3593
abt. 1886
10 October 1918
32
2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery, Montay, France
Son of Eleanor Hardie,
of Eccles, Berwickshire,
husband of Kathleen May Hardie,
of 13, Bath Rd., Devizes, Wilts.
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John Hardy
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Private
7288
Dorlaw
12 July 1915

1st/4th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
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Charles Kerse
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Lance Corporal
2150
abt. 1890, Eccles
18 March 1915
25
28th Div. Inf. Bde. Army Veterinary Corps
Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Nord, France
Son of Charles and Helen Kerse, nee Stenhouse.
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Andrew Nairn
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Private
200586
Military Medal
02 October 1894, Oxenrigg, Berwick
23 November 1917
23
1st/4th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Military medal
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William W. Neil
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Private




King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William Somerville (Probably)
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Private
892086
abt. 1887
29 September 1918
31
8th Bn. Canadian Infantry
Sancourt British Cemetery, France
Son of William and Rachel Somerville,
of Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland,
husband of Elsie Seddon Somerville,
of Molson, Manitoba.
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George Somerville
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Gunner




Royal Navy

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Robert John Spence Wilson (Probably)
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Corporal (CWGC: Private)
29855
abt. 1890
09 April 1917
26
7th/8th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Arras Memorial, France
Son of Robert and Elizabeth Wilson, nee Cunningham,
of Springwells Farm, Eccles, Berwickshire.
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John Bell
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Sergeant




Royal Air Force

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Robert Moffat Bell (Probably)
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Private
3193875
abt. 1916
12 June 1944
28
1st Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, France
Son of William Y. and Isabella Bell,
husband of Alice Elizabeth Bell,
of Glass, Aberdeenshire.
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Ian Mungo Buchan
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Corporal
3254245
09 July 1922, Perth
17 September 1944
22
Cameronians (CWGC: 1st Bn. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment))
Florence War Cemetery, Italy
Son of John and Elizabeth Buchan,nee Whigham
of Birgham, Berwickshire.
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Frederick J. Campbell (Probably)
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Trooper (CWGC: Gunner)
327183
abt. 1911, Edinburgh
03 August 1944
33
Northumberland Hussars Royal Artillery
CWGC: 21 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery
St. Charles de Percy War Cemetery, France
Son of David and Christina Campbell,
husband of Catherine Laurie Campbell,
of Kelso, Roxburghshire.
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Robert E. Forbes (Probably: Robert Ross Forbes)
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Private
NX12974
16 June 1909, Boyndie, Banffshire
21 August 1942
33
2/13 Bn. Australian Infantry A. I. F.
El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
Son of William and Margaret Elizabeth Forbes,
of Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland.
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William Galbraith
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Private
3195692
abt. 1913
09 September 1943
30
6th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
Salerno War Cemetery, Italy
Son of George and Janet Galbraith,
husband of Marion Turnbull Galbraith,
of Duns, Berwickshire.
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Ian Lyle
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Third Radio Officer

abt. 1921, Nishit-Mill, Scotland
30 March 1941
20
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Umona" (London)
Tower Hill Memorial, London
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Alexander Lyle
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Sergeant
1067838
abt. 1920
27 July 1942
22
10 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany
Son of Thomas and Isabella Lyle,
of Greenlaw, Berwickshire.
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Reginald William Lee
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Driver (CWGC: Private)
T/108660
abt. 1901
18 October 1941
40
Royal Army Service Corps
Lilliesleaf Churchyard, UK
Son of William Shortland Lee and Emma Lee, nee Clow,
husband of Annie Bell Lee, nee Robinson
of Kelso.
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Thomas Galbraith Paxton
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Flight Sergeant
1053584
abt. 1920
07 April 1942
20
30 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Colombo (Kanatte) General Cemetery, Sri Lanka
Son of William Hogg Paxton and Margaret Paxton,
of Coldstream, Berwickshire.
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Peter Lillie Purves
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Lance Bombardier
838717
abt. 1917
09 February 1941
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1 Regt. Royal Horse Artillery
Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya
Husband of Alice M. Purves,
of Bethnal Green, London.
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Leslie Ewing Ross
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Piper
3189150
abt. 1922
07 January 1945
23
4th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Brunssum War Cemetery, Netherlands
Son of David and Catherine Ewing Ross,
of Eccles, Berwickshire.
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John Stanley Smyth (Probably)
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Pilot Officer
139301
abt. 1914
26 July 1943
29
51 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Castricum Protestant Churchyard, Netherlands
Son of John and Sarah Smyth,
husband of Olive Maude McKay Smyth,
of Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Member Pharmaceutical Society.
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Ronald Smith Tulloch
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Lieutenant
194282
abt. 1921
25 January 1944
23
Royal Engineers
Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar
Son of Laurance Andrew William and Bessie Tulloch,
of North Berwick, East Lothian.
W. M. Robertson Prize for Shooting, 1936-1939.
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Thomas Wood
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Flying Officer




Royal Air Force

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